Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen (born 27 February 1996) is a

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footballer who plays as a

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for

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side Brøndby IF.

Career

Lauritsen has both played for

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and Brande IF as a youth player, starting as a four-year-old, before joining

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in the summer 2011. At the age of 19, Lauritsen made his professional debut for Midtjylland on 8 November 2015, in a Superliga game against

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Skive

On 5 January 2016 Danish 1st Division side Skive confirmed, that they had signed Lauritsen on a two-year contract.

Vejle

Lauritsen signed for

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on 9 June 2017 for two years. A few months later the club extended Lauritsen's contract for one more year.

Norrköping

On 11 February 2019, Lauritsen moved abroad and signed for Swedish top club Norrköping on a three-year deal.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 2 October 2020, Lauritsen signed for Croatian champions

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. He debuted two days later against

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and made an error that resulted in a goal. However, his performances soon drastically improved and had an instant impact on Dinamo's defense, causing them not to concede a single goal in all five

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games that he played.

Brøndby IF

On 30 January 2023, Lauritsen returned to his native Denmark to join Brøndby IF on a four-and-a-half year contract.

Personal life

Lauritsen has a twin brother, Frederik, who also plays football. His favourite player is

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and his favourite team is Arsenal.

Career statistics

Honours

Midtjylland *

: 2014–15 Dinamo Zagreb * Prva HNL:

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* Croatian Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lauritsen, Rasmus 1996 births Living people Danish twins Twin sportspeople Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Allsvenskan players Croatian Football League players FC Midtjylland players Skive IK players Vejle Boldklub players IFK Norrköping players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Brøndby IF players Association football defenders Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Croatia People from Ikast-Brande Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region